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M2.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington on Fri, Oct 15, 1982, 6:31 PM PDT (01:31 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km E of Cle Elum, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-10-16 01:31:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.518° N, 120.605° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 16058 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16056 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.38 km NNW of Chelan, Washington · 16056 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.014 km N of May Creek, Washington · 16051 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.315 km SE of Mansfield, Washington · 16049 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.98 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16038 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16037 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16033 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16030 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16019 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16016 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16016 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15999 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16059 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.2Washington · 16060 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.44 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16062 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16078 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16078 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147153. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.